4 p. ø., 160 p. incl. front., illus., pl., ports. 24 cm.
Contents
Chapters: 1. The Battle of Hanover / 2. Newspaper reports,illustrations, etc / 3. Newspaper reports furnished by the HanoverPublic Library / 4. Dedications and reminiscences.
Summary
"This is the second of three battles fought on Pennsylvania soil from the time of the American Revolution...material for this book was selected from the historical writings of George R. Powell...,from others who have made available material from family records, and from researches made at the Public Library from old newspapers" [from the forward]
Encounter at Hanover: prelude to Gettysburg; story of the invasion of Pennsylvania culminating in the Battles of Hanover and Gettysburg, June and July, 1863; with a bicentennial view of the town founded by Colonel Richard McAllister in 1763
